Multi Skilled Technician

The Littlehampton Academy, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 6FE

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Sept 2026

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  31 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £27,694.00 - £29,450.00 Annually (FTE) Salary is prorata for term time only working

Multi Skilled Technician job summary

The technician acts as the bridge between the theoretical lesson plan and the physical execution, ensuring all materials, tools, and safety protocols are in place before students enter the room. The role is vital for maintaining departmental health and safety standards, managing specialised resources, and providing technical demonstrations that enhance the students' understanding of practical techniques and industrial processes.

. These responsibilities are not exhaustive and the post-holder is expected to carry out any other related reasonable duties commensurate with their skills, abilities and grade.

Curriculum and Lesson Preparation

• Experiment and Project Setup: Prepare, calibrate, and deliver equipment and materials for Science practicals (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Design and Technology or Art lessons, Sport lessons and Food and Nutrition lessons.

• Demonstration Support: Assist teachers during live demonstrations, providing technical "extra hands" or specialised knowledge to ensure complex tasks are shown clearly and safely.

• Resource Innovation: Collaborate with teaching staff to develop new practical models or adapt existing experiments to better suit the current curriculum or student needs.

Specialised Departmental Maintenance

• Machinery and Tool Upkeep: Perform routine maintenance and safety checks on workshop machinery (lathes, pillar drills, saws) and CAD/CAM equipment (3D printers, laser cutters).

• Chemical and Material Management: Maintain the Science and Food tech prep rooms, including the accurate dilution of chemicals, sterilisation of glassware, and management of biological specimens. Maintain appropriate level of ingredients for food tech and ensure all health and hygiene standards are met.

Health, Safety, and Student Supervision

• Student Safety Oversight: Monitor student safety during practical sessions to ensure the correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and adherence to workshop/lab safety rules and support teaching staff in managing high expectations of student behaviour.

• COSHH and Risk Management: Maintain rigorous records for COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) and ensure all CLEAPSS (or equivalent) safety guidelines as well as the Academy’s risk assessments and procedures are strictly followed.

• Technical Guidance: Provide direct 1:1 or small-group guidance to students on technical processes, such as soldering, measuring, or chemical handling.

Administrative and Logistical Support

• Procurement: Manage the departmental budget for consumables, ensuring that timber, metals, chemicals, ingredients, and stationery are ordered and restocked to avoid lesson disruption.

• Display and Exhibition: Assist in the mounting and display of student work for GCSE/A-Level moderation and school exhibitions.

• Waste Disposal: Oversee the safe and legal disposal of hazardous waste, including "sharps," chemical residues, and scrap materials.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Littlehampton Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

All successful applicants will be subject to a period of probation.

Schools are now required, as part of their shortlisting process, to carry out an online search as part of their due diligence.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Littlehampton Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1324 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Littlehampton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-littlehampton-academy

The Littlehampton Academy is a large academy recently designated by Ofsted as "Good" in all categories and with a year 7 cohort this year exceeding all previous numbers. We are proud to be part of the Woodard Academies Trust which has a distinctive core ethos supporting the development of both staff and students. The group motto: ‘opening minds, raising expectations, transforming lives’ is at the heart of everything we do and reflects our ambitions for all our students.

Situated on the beautiful West Sussex coast and with views of the South Downs, our academy has state-of-the-art facilities - including ample staff parking and a fitness suite. We are close to good transport links to surrounding towns, including Worthing, Chichester and Brighton.

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